Figure P.04b - Party Role Specification

PartyRole entities can be modeled explicitly as shown in the previous section.  However, explicitly modeling them requires a change to the model which can impact databases, interfaces, and applications. The PartyRoleSpecification and PartyRole entities represent the application of the EntitySpecification/Entity pattern.<br/>This pattern enables new roles to be added for parties without explicitly modeling them.  There is also an association with the generalized Characteristic ABE that enables attributes for specific instances of PartyRoleSpecifications to be defined as shown in the following Figure. More information about the Characteristic ABE can be found in the Root Business Entities guide book.<br/>